KJV King James Version
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
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Isaiah 11:5
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
WEB World English Bible
Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.
ASV American Standard Version
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness—the girdle of his reins.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 11
2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
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Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.2 Corinthians 6:7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,Isaiah 25:1O LORD, thou [art] my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful [things; thy] counsels of old [are] faithfulness [and] truth.Revelation 1:13And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.Revelation 3:14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;Hosea 2:20I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.1 Peter 4:1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;Hebrews 2:17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto [his] brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things [pertaining] to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.Psalm 93:1The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, [wherewith] he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
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